Storm sash adjuster attaching means



April 27, 1954 G. MALLORY 2,676,828 STORM'SASH ADJUSTER ATTACH'ING MEANS Filed Oct. 29, 1952 Patented Apr. 27, 1954 George Raeburn Mallory, Blenheim, Ontario,

Canada Application October 29, 1952,. Serial No. 317,451

Claims priority, application Canada January 25, 1952 5 Claims. (01. 292 2 ss) 1 "This invention relates to sash adjusters for swingable sashes.

Sash adjusters embodying two arms pivotally connected together at one end and having rotatable or swingable brackets connected to the opposite free ends'thereof, are well known and s are widely used. They'provide for the swinging outward adjustment of storm sashes and, in some cases, casement windows as well. It is desirable in these structures, that at least one of the brackets be readily detachable so that in the case of storm sashes in particular, the adjuster can remain thereon when the storm sash is removed and leaving only this small bracket 0n the window frame.

A number of proposals hav been made for rotatably .locking the said bracket on its arm to perform this connecting and disconnecting function's. In most cases, however, the locking means has many complications and disadvantages. Most of them embodyv agslidable, depressible or swingable member, which is designed to engage with a stud on the bracket to hold the latter in rotatable engagement-therewith and movable to release the. stud. However, they have usually been somewhat difiicult to actuate and in many cases, the

form of construction has been such that the utility of this securing means'is not obvious nor is its mode of operation immediately perceptible,

with the result ithatin many cases; the user does not appreciate thatth'e bracket is disconnectable.

The'present invention overcomes these-disadvantages of the prior art and provides a disconnectable locking and securing means which is particularly simple; economical and practical,

while providing a combination, the function and utility of which is readily perceptible,

Accordingto the invention, one arm of the adjuster is.designed ito carry a swin'gable locking leyer; pivotally'connected intermediate -its ends to 1 sai'd -'a'rm, with the outer end of'the lever locatedn h pr f rr form of uc i n, he tud s adjacent to the free end of the'arm wherein the latter is provided with an orifice for receiving the I stud of the bracket and said lever is formed with a notch in its side edge adjacent its outer end, designed substantially to register with the orifice in said arm when swung to a locking-position directly overlying said arm; the stud of the bracket having means in connection therewith engageable "by the defining" edges in the notchof the lever when in'normal locking position to retain the stud in rotatable engagement with said arm, The/combination also includes means co-operating between the arm and the lever for retaining the latter in normally locked position and said g 2 arm is formed with a exposingaportion of said lever for ready flexing of the latter when in the normally locked position, the lever being capable of flexing and pivotally movable from co-operative locking engagement with said stud to release the latter. The lever is also formed with a reduced operating end, where th arm carrying it is formed with a side flange, to permit unrestricted swinging movement of the lever from locked to unlocked position.

The invention will be clearly understood by reference to the following detailed specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspectiv view of a portion of-an arm of a sash adjuster illustrating the means of securing the removable bracket to its free end and showing said means in the locked position;

Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1, illustrating the locking means in unlocked position and the bracket released from the end of the arm,- and s V Figure 3 is a section taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates one arm of the sash adjuster and B indicates the bracket designedto be rotatably and detachably carried by thefree end of arm A. The opposite end of arm A is, in the usual course, pivotally connected to a corresponding end of another similar arm as is well understood. The arms of the adju'ster are generally formed with a marginal flange 10 for strengthening purposes and which projects at right angles to the fiat strip body ll thereof.

According to the. invention, the free end of the arm is orificedsasat [2 designed to receivefreely therethroughfa. stud l3of a suitable bracket l4.

reduced intermediate its ends by means of a circumferential groove [5 which exposes a narrower shank It; thus, when the stud I3 is projected freely through. the orifice l2, th shank I6 projects beyond the surface of the arm surrounding the orifice.

On the fiat bod-y H of the arm A, a swingable lever C is pivotally connected intermediate its ends and in such manner as to dispose one end of the lever adjacent the free end of the arm. This recess in an edge thereof,

The lever C is preferably formed of reasonably g flexible thin metal and its opposite end is reduced in width to form in effect, a shank 18 narrower than the width of the remainder of the lever, the reduction in width being effected fromone side of the lever. Therefore, in the normal locked position of the lever as shown in Figure 1, one side edge of the lever including the shank l8 will lie substantially flush with the inner. edge of arm A and in this position the shank 18 of, the lever will be engaged by the shoulder of a boss. H! which may be struck from the arm A, thus retaining the lever against swinging movement and thisretai'ns it in the locking position' How'- ever, the inner edge of the arm A is recessed" as at 20in an area coinciding with the free-end of" shank It so that in this area, a portion of the free end of shank I8 will be exposed and partially engageable, by the digit of a hand, from the opposite side of arm A. This will be appreciated from a consideration-inparti'cularof Figures 1 and 3. Therefore, having regard to the flexible character of the lever, it will be appreciated that a slight pressure against the end of the shank l8 from the opposite side of arm A will cause it to tend to rise and at the same time, swing inwardly as the endof this shank rises above the shoulder of boss I9. Therefore, in a very simple pressure engagement of th shank,

the lever is automatically swungto the position shown in Figure 2 which swings the opposite notched end thereof away from registration with" orifice I2 of the arm to release the stud 13 of bracket 54. Obviously, in a simple operation, the lever can b swung back in an opposite direction to secure the stud 13 when it is again projected into the orifice I2. Preferably, a side edge'of the shank I8 is formed with a'small flange 2| to assist in this operation of lever C. Moreover, it will be noted that the reduced shank of the lever-C permits a full swinging movement of the lever to the unlocked position and is necessary'where a reinforcing flange such as H! is employed on the arm-of the adjuster.

It is apparent that the locking means described is simple in construction, readily'operable and involves no projecting parts within the confines of the arm, namely, width of arm and depth of rein- Moreover, it is also apparent that.

forcing flange. the structure in question, by reason, of its simplicity, is practical and economical. Fin-ally, its purposev and complete utility are manifestly evident from a mere glance at the structure involved.

What I claim as my inventionis:

1. In a sash adjuster forswingable sashes; having arms pivotally connected together at one end and attaching brackets pivotally connected to the opposite free ends of said arms wherein one of said brackets is detachably connected to its arm, means for detachably connecting said bracket comprising in combination: a swingable locking lever pivotally connected intermediate its ends to said arm, the'outer end of said lever 7 being located adjacent the free end of said arm. the latter having an orifice therein and said lever having a notch in its side edge adjacent'its outer end designed substantially to register with the orifice in said arm when swung to a locking position and directly overlying said arm, said bracket having a stud projecting therefrom slidably receivable in the orifice of said arm and having means in connection therewithengageable by the edges of thenotchin said lever when in normal locking position to retain the stud in rotatable engagement with said arm, means co-operating between said arm and said lever for retaining the latter in normally lockedposition, said arm having a recess disposed in an edge thereof exposing a portion or said lever, when in the normally locked position, for engagement by the digit of a hand, said exposed portion of the lever being capable of flexing from engagement with said co-operating retaining means and swingable from cooperative locking engagement with said stud to release said bracket.

2. In a sash adjuster as claimed in claim 1 wherein said arm is formed with a marginal strengthening flange. said? locking lever being formed with a reduced shank to dispose theeedge of'said shank nearest saidfiange, in spaced apart relation to the lattensaid shank-:being swingable from normal'locking: position, towards said flange sufiiciently to disengage the slotted portion of said lever from said studof the bracket to release said" bracket.

3. Sash adjusting means; for swingable sashes as claimed in claim 2, in whichthe locking-lever is flanged in an area substantially registering with the recessed portion ofsaidxarm, to fa'cilitate operation of the locking lever. to and fromnormal locking. position.v

4. Sash adjusting mean for swingable sashes asclaimed in claim 1,;in which the locking lever is'fianged in an-iarea substantially registering with. the/recessed portion of. said: arm, to. facilitate operation of the locking lever. to: and from normal locking position.

5.. In aisash, adjuster for swingable sashes, having arms pivotally connected together atone end andattachingzbrackets pivotally connected to the opposite: free ends of said arms wherein one of saidv brackets is detachably connected to its respective arm, means for d'etachably connecting said bracket comprising in combination: a swingable locking lever pivotally connected intermediateits inner-andouterends to said respective arm, the outer end. of said lever being located adjacent the free end of said'respective arm, means on the outer'endof said lever for locking said bracket to said arm when said lever is in one position, means on-said arm co-operating. with means on the inner end of, said lever for retainingsaid lever in said locking position, said arm having a recess disposed in an edge; thereof exposing a portion of said leven. when: in the; normally locked: position, for engagement by theadigit, of. ahand, saidexposedpertionof the: lever beingcapable of flexing from; engagement withfsaid co-operating retainingmeans and swingable' from co-operative looking engagement with said stud to release said bracket.

References; Cited inthe-file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Falk Feb, 21, 1950- 

